You mean you sew the movie, but never the TV show? Wow. I didn’t know you could do that. :)

Actually, that might be the better way to watch it. The stuff that happens to two of the characters is very harsh if you’ve grown attached to them. When Wash, the pilot was impaled by those reavers, I was really shocked and I don’t think I’ve ever recovered. I’m not kidding. I was very attached to that character, and really identified with him, so when he got the shaft I was stricken.

I will say this: The TV show is even better than the movie. The movie had to spend a little time bringing non-fans up to speed, and the show is more focused and less grim.

agreed, (character who got shafted) didnt really strike me in any way much during the movie, and the sort of muffled reaction from everyone at his death kind of de-tragedified it for me. I imagine that scene was relying on the previous affection that fans of the TV series had for him for max impact. I did love his “leaf on the wind” stuff though. (Malcolm: “what does that even mean?!” lol )

thanks, i’ll check out those links … I actually got my Galactica fix via BitTorrent. I will probably end up buying the DVDs at some point, so I’m not too hung up on the ethics. Besides, my ongoing Galactica prosletyzing is bound to be a net win for SciFi Channel :)

If cable TV came a la carte, I’d go for it in a nanosecond. I dont want to pay for channels I dont watch and dont see why they should be subsidized by my dollar.

You Scored as Millennium Falcon (Star Wars)
The world around you is at war. Fortunately you know how to handle that with the greatest of ease. You are one of the best at what you do and no one needs to tell you that. Now if only the droids could be quiet for five seconds.

I got X-Files Division 100%, although knowing my luck I would almost certainly be the wisecracking comic relief who is drafted into the X-Files Division for a season or two only to be killed in a two part season finale. Chances of me having a dark secret discovered after my demise figure around about 82%.